This site, physicsandmore.net , will take you to a tour of books and articles written by me and, at the same time, it will welcome ideas and opinions from you as and when you post those to this site. The contents of this site will relate to physics, to questions and problems in physics, to the sheer fun and challenge of doing physics, as also to issues beyond physics. More..
Grete Hermann and von Neumann: the lady and the colossus
Grete Hermann (1901-1984) was a many-faceted woman of great versatility, talent, and character. She is known for her criticism (1935) of John von Neumann’s widely acclaimed ‘no-hidden-variable’ proof (1932) that played a crucial role in establishing the credentials of quantum theory as one superior to the Newtonian-classical one.However, she received only scanty recognition …. Read More